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Psilocybin Treatment Bill Proposed in Hawaii
The new bill would protect patients who seek to treat conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder, end-of-life anxiety, addiction, and more.
January 30, 2024
Study: Microdosing Psilocybin May Help Treat Compulsive Behaviors, Anhedonia
A recent study looking at the effects of psilocybin microdosing observed a number of potential mental health benefits in rats, notably a reduction in stress-induced compulsive behaviors and anhedonia.
January 26, 2024
GOP-Backed Bill in Indiana Would Create Fund To Study Shrooms
A proposed bill offered up by a Republican lawmaker in Indiana would open the door for the state to research psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in “magic mushrooms.”
January 17, 2024
Small Stanford Study Shows Ibogaine Could Be Used To Treat PTSD
While MDMA and psilocybin make waves throughout the medical community, another psychedelic known as ibogaine has shown promise in treating a myriad of disorders, a list which now includes post-traumatic stress disorder.
January 11, 2024
Dept. of Veteran Affairs To Fund Studies on Psilocybin and MDMA for PTSD, Depression
The VA will fund research into the potential of MDMA and psilocybin for mental disorders including PTSD and depression.
January 10, 2024
Study: Canadian MJ Legalization Has No Association with Increasing Psychosis Rates
While research has shown associations between heavy cannabis use and those individuals who already possess certain risk factors, a new study affirms that cannabis legalization is not linked to increasing rates of cannabis-related psychosis in Canada.
January 8, 2024
Study Shows LSD Is Effective Treatment for Anxiety
New research shows that LSD may be an effective treatment for generalized anxiety disorder.
January 5, 2024
Can Psilocybin Treat Eating Disorders? A New Study Aims To Find Out
New research suggests psilocybin can help with treatment-resistant eating disorders.
January 2, 2024
Study: 3D Video Games Help Improve Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms
Super Mario Odyssey was used in a recent study to analyze the effects of 3D video games on people with major depression disorder.
January 1, 2024
Over 700 People Legally Tripped Shrooms in Oregon This Year
Oregon has made headlines the last few years for its psilocybin treatment centers, which as of the latest available numbers, have administered psilocybin mushrooms to several hundred patients in the program’s launch year.
December 28, 2023